Google Earth
Imagery at SSEC

Satellite images provide a dramatic view of our Earth and its
atmosphere. For timely views of winter weather in Wisconsin or
wild fires in California, Google Earth users can now access the
most recent high quality satellite images generated at the University
of Wisconsin-Madison’s Space Science and Engineering Center.
Unlike other satellite images accessible in Google Earth interface,
the Center’s images show the natural colors of the Earth’s
surface, and are available less than one hour after receiving
the data from the satellite instrumentation.

The Space Science and Engineering Center has two types of satellite
images formatted for use in Google Earth: high-resolution images
of the United States and coarser resolution images that cover
more of the globe. Using the Google Earth interface, users see
the latest satellite views of the Rockies before a skiing trip
or of the latest storm brewing over the ocean.